Asbestos risks still a health threat
The focus was on problems associated with asbestos on November 22 as the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) launched Asbestos Awareness Week at About the House Asbestos Removal at…
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More asbestos found at Terrigal Beach
Central Coast Council is urging residents to exercise caution and report any suspected asbestos containing materials found on beaches or other public open spaces after a resident found more than…
Berkeley Vale company fined for storing asbestos waste
A company that unlawfully stored asbestos waste on a Berkeley Vale property has been fined by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). EPA officers noticed 13 bags marked with asbestos…
“There was asbestos all over the outside of my property”
Central Coast residents thinking of renovating or doing home maintenance are urged to visit the asbestos awareness website after a home renovation at Terrigal saw asbestos particles blow onto nearby…
Search finds no asbestos contamination
A search of Umina Beach Public School grounds has found no asbestos-contaminated material. The investigation was carried out at the school by an independent hygienist appointed by the Department of…
Asbestos continues to wash up on Terrigal Beach
Fragments of asbestos washing up on local shores continues to be a problem for Central Coast Council, which has urged members of the public to exercise caution if they notice…
Asbestos to be removed as part of maintenance works
Henry Kendall High School will have asbestos removed as part of maintenance works these April school holidays according to a spokesperson for School Infrastructure NSW. “Testing conducted by an independent…
Grandfather riled by slow response to asbestos on beach
It took an accident to his young grandson to get Mr Alf Quinten riled up about the slow response to reports of broken tiles and fibro building material washing up…
Martin is on the Mountain community’s side
Taylor Martin, member of the NSW Legislative Council, is happy to speak with NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, about the need for an independent inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain Landfill. Martin,…
Why can’t Wamberal Beach be asbestos-free?
Pat Aiken has been campaigning about the issue of asbestos dumped at Wamberal Beach since 2016 and still wants to know why the EPA and Central Coast Council will not…
Council reburied asbestos at Wamberal
Pat Aiken, Secretary of the Coastal Residents Association, has written to the CEO of Central Coast Council, Gary Murphy, about the Council’s ongoing failure to remove asbestos from public land…
Asbestos regarded as low risk at Wamberal & Terrigal
Central Coast Council has confirmed it was digging test pits and undertaking air quality monitoring along Terrigal and Wamberal Beach with expert assistance on Wednesday, August 29. Council Unit Manager…
17,000 tonnes of waste containing asbestos dumped
Police, working with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), will allege that up to 17,000 tonnes of restricted waste, containing asbestos, appear to have been dumped, or disposed of illegally,…
Council staff respond to asbestos questions sent to all 15 elected Councillors
A discussion about ongoing findings of asbestos on Wamberal and Terrigal Beaches was deferred by Central Coast Council until “a response is provided to all questions raised in regards to…
Urgent recommendations from two year old consultant’s report ignored
More than two years after an east coast low savaged Wamberal Beach, the public has been given access to a consultant’s report that urged Central Coast Council, then under administration,…
Council issues asbestos disposal warning
Central Coast Council has issued warnings after asbestos was found in green waste after a bin collection around Umina and Ettalong. The contaminated green waste bin was collected by Council’s…
Report on asbestos at Wamberal and Terrigal Beaches delayed
A report on asbestos at Wamberal and Terrigal Beaches was due back to Central Coast Councillors on May 14 but has not yet found its way back onto the agenda….
All levels of government involved in beach asbestos pollution
Significant amounts of material, believed to contain asbestos fibre, have been found on both Wamberal and Terrigal Beach since Friday, April 13, causing community alarm, and calls for action from…
Unresolved asbestos issue raised as part of debate on confidentiality
Mr Pat Aiken of Coastal Residents Inc has used a Central Coast Council debate about reports being kept confidential, to raise concerns about a “cover-up” of asbestos at Wamberal Beach….
Council seeks report on asbestos disposal
Central Coast Council chief Mr Brian Bell has been asked to report on best practice for asbestos disposal, amid calls for a tip fee waiver for small amounts and for…